Ben & Jerry's ice cream war intensifies after Unilever funding threat
The row between Unilever and Ben & Jerry's has escalated further after the parent company threatened to halt funding to the ice cream brand's non-profit organisation.
The FTSE 100 company has reportedly asked the Ben & Jerry's Foundation to agree to an expedited audit of its donations if it is to continue its funding of the non-profit organisation.
The Ben & Jerry's Foundation is an organisation that donates to a variety of social justice groups. It receives about $5 million in annual funding from Unilever which is calculated by a formula based on sales of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
• Ben & Jerry's founder sparks cold war to wrest back the brand from Unilever
Sources told Reuters that Unilever is threatening to halt the
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